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Delicious Beef Jap Chae, A Korean Glassy Noodle Stir Fry

Japchae is a well known Korean glassy noodle stir fry of sweet potato starch noodles with vegetables and beef and can be enjoyed as a side dish, snack, or main entree. It's easy to prepare ahead of time for a quick weeknight supper or potlucks. One can easily adapt the recipe to be vegan, gluten free, or top 8 allergen free.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound rib eye or sirloin steak or chicken or pork or omit
  • 5 tablespoons soy sauce divided
  • 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon sugar divided
  • 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon sesame oil divided, see blog post for alternatives
  • 3 scallions chopped (divided)
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 6 oz 1 bag baby spinach
  • 12 oz Korean sweet potato noodles
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil or any oil of choice
  • 1/2 onion thinly sliced
  • 2 stalks celery sliced
  • 2 carrots use a vegetable peeler to make ribbons
  • salt to taste

Notes

  • If using shitake MUSHROOMS, clean 4 mushrooms and remove stem, thinly slice (1/2 cup) and stir fry with the meat.
  • If using red BELL PEPPER julienne 1/4 of a bell pepper (1/2 cup) and stir fry with the carrot ribbons.
  • Please refer to the blog post about how to substitute for soy, wheat, or sesame allergies.